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Revulse vs Repulse - What's the difference?

revulse | repulse |

As verbs the difference between revulse and repulse

is that revulse is to pull back with force while repulse is to repel or drive back.

As a noun repulse is

the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.

revulse

English

Verb

(revuls)
  • To pull back with force.
  • (Cowper)
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    repulse

    English

    Verb

  • to repel or drive back
  • to repulse''' an assault; to '''repulse the enemy
  • to reject or rebuff
  • to repulse a suitor
  • to cause revulsion
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed
  • refusal, rejection or repulsion
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